Murrisk

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Murrisk is a small village in County Mayo, Ireland, best known as the main starting point for pilgrimages and hikes up the sacred mountain Croagh Patrick.

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Murrisk canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf village
abbeyFoundedBy Augustinian order
abbeyFoundedInCentury 15th century
administrativeDivision Murrisk electoral division
commemorates Great Famine in Ireland
linked to: Great Famine
country Ireland
distanceFrom about 4 km east of Lecanvey
about 8 km west of Westport
hasAnnualEvent Reek Sunday pilgrimage gathering
hasFeature car parks for Croagh Patrick pilgrims
guest accommodation
pubs
viewpoints over Clew Bay
hasIrishName Murrisk
hasLandmark Croagh Patrick Visitor Centre
Murrisk Abbey
National Famine Memorial
hasMemorial National Famine Memorial
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity tourism
hasReligiousSignificance yes
hasReligiousSite Murrisk Abbey
hasReligiousTradition Catholic pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick
hasScenicLandscape yes
hasViewOf Clew Bay islands
Croagh Patrick
isOnPilgrimageRoute Croagh Patrick pilgrimage
isStartingPointFor hikes up Croagh Patrick
pilgrimages to Croagh Patrick
locatedIn Connacht
County Mayo
Murrisk
locatedNear Croagh Patrick
locatedOn R335 road
south shore of Clew Bay
mainStartingPoint Murrisk
nearbyTown Westport
nearbyVillage Lecanvey
overlooks Clew Bay
parish Aughagower and Murrisk parish
province Connacht
regionType rural area
roadAccess R335 between Westport and Louisburgh
timeZone WET
timeZoneDST IST
tourismDrivenBy hiking
pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick
religious heritage

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Murrisk Abbey locatedIn Murrisk
R335 road connects Murrisk
R335 road passesThrough Murrisk
National Famine Memorial locatedIn Murrisk
subject linked to: Murrisk
Murrisk hasIrishName Murrisk
Reek Sunday mainStartingPoint Murrisk
subject linked to: Murrisk